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1、HowtoGrowOldBertrandRussellInspiteofthetitle,thisarticlewillreallybeonhownottogrowold,which,atmytimeoflife,isamuchmoreimportantsubject.Myfirstadvicewouldbetochooseyourancestors（祖先）carefully.Althoughbothmyparentsdiedyoung,1havedonewellinthisrespectasregardsmyotherances
2、tors・Mymaternalgrandfather,itistrue,wascutoffintheflowerofhisyouthattheageofsixty-seven,butmyotherthreegrandparentsalllivedtobeovereighty.OfremoterancestorsIcanonlydiscoveronewhodidnotlivetoagreatage,andhediedofadiseasewhichisnowrare,namely,havinghisheadcutoff.Agreat-
3、grandmotherofmine,whowasafriendofGibbonJivedtotheageofninety-two,andtoherlastdayremainedaterrortoallherdescendants・Mymaternalgrandmother,afterhavingninechildrenwhosurvived,onewhodiedininfancy,andmanymiscarriages,assoonasshebecameawidowdevotedherselftowomen'shighereduc
4、ation.ShewasoneofthefoundersofGirtonCollege,andworkedhardatopeningthemedicalprofessiontowomen.SheusedtorelatehowshemetinItalyanelderlygentlemanwhowaslookingverysad.Sheinquiredthecauseofhismelancholyandhesaidthathehadjustpartedfromhistwograndchildren.“Goodgracious^shee
5、xclaimed,Thaveseventy-twograndchild,andifIweresadeachtimeIpartedfromoneofthem,Ishouldhaveadismalexistence!^uMadresnaturale^hereplied.Butspeakingasoneoftheseventy-two,Ipreferherrecipe.Aftertheageofeightyshefoundshehadsomedifficultyingettingtosleep,soshehabituallyspentt
6、hehoursfrommidnightto3a.m・inreadingpopularscience・Idonotbelievethatsheeverhadtimetonoticethatshewasgrowingold.This,Ithink,istheproperrecipeforremainingyoung・Ifyouhavewideandkeeninterestsandactivitiesinwhichyoucanstillbeeffective,youwillhavenoreasontothinkaboutthemerel
7、ystatisticalfactofthenumberofyearsyouhavealreadylived,tilllessoftheprobablebrevityofyourfuture・Asregardshealth,IhavenothingusefultosaysinceIhavelittleexperienceofillness.IeatanddrinkwhateverIlike,andsleepwhenIcannotkeepawake・Ineverdoanythingwhateveronthegroundthatitis
8、goodforhealth,thoughinactualfactthethingsIlikedoingaremostlywholesome.Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstino
